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• Lehman Deal on Private Equity Close: Source

  Reuters - 2009-01-08

  By Megan DaviesNEW YORK (Reuters) - Lehman Brothers Holdings Inc LEHMQ has reached an agreement in principle to sell its merchant banking business, made up of two private equity funds, to management of the funds, a source familiar with the situation said on Thursday.The business to be spun out would...

  Tags: Asset, Private Equity, Lehman Brothers Holdings Inc., Asset Management, Operational Planning, Business Operations, Blackstone Group LP, Us

• Lehman Bankruptcy Filing Wiped Out Billions: Report

  Reuters - 2008-12-29

  NEW YORK (Reuters) - Lehman Brothers Holdings Inc's emergency bankruptcy filing wiped out as much as $75 billion of potential value for creditors, The Wall Street Journal reported on Monday, citing an analysis by the bank's restructuring advisers.A more planned and orderly filing would have allowed Lehman to sell some...

  Tags: Lehman Brothers Holdings Inc., Bankruptcy, Litigation, Financial Services, Business Operations, Us

• Lehman Brokerage Trustee Seeks to Probe Collapse

  Reuters - 2008-12-11

  NEW YORK (Reuters) - The trustee handling the liquidation of Lehman Brothers Holdings Inc's LEHMQ brokerage unit asked a U.S. bankruptcy court on Thursday for the power to issue subpoenas to obtain documents and information from current and former employees and officers.In papers filed in U.S. bankruptcy court in Manhattan,...

  Tags: Lehman Brothers Holdings Inc., Litigation, Business Operations, Trustee, Us

• Bailout Watch: Are We There Yet?

  Seeking Alpha - 2008-10-22

  Jeff Miller submits: There is a chorus of opinion concerning government actions to deal with the economy.  It is a chorus, because nearly everyone agrees, and they are all wrong.  It brings to mind the question that every parent has heard at the start of a trip:  "Are we...

  Tags: Seeking Alpha, Jeff Miller, Lehman Brothers Holdings Inc., US Market

• CDS: What If There Was a Crack-Up and Nobody Came?

  Seeking Alpha - 2008-10-21

  Paul Kedrosky submits: There is no stopping the CDS crackup chatter. While credit default swaps could do with a great deal more transparency, one data point we all need to deal with is the non-world-ending consequences of the Lehman bankruptcy. Today is the last day for...

  Tags: Bankruptcy, Seeking Alpha, Paul Kedrosky, Litigation, Business Operations, Lehman Brothers Holdings Inc., Financial

• Evergreen Solar Wants Its Shares Back

  Seeking Alpha - 2008-10-21

  Greentech Media submits: Evergreen Solar ESLR said Tuesday it's suing Barclays BCS and Lehman Brothers Holdings Inc. for what it says was a breach of contract by Lehman to sell its Evergreen shares to Barclays instead of returning them to Evergreen. Evergreen contends that the bankrupted Lehman should...

  Tags: Barclays Plc., Lehman Brothers Holdings Inc., Seeking Alpha, Greentech Media, Evergreen Solar, Litigation, Asset Management, Financial Services, Business Operations, Operational Planning, Evergreen Solar Inc., Chip

• Why Lehman's Collapse Made Me Thankful

  Seeking Alpha - 2008-09-29

  David Neubert submits: Jeane Roberts wrote a frustrated account of the fall of AIG AIG, pointing out the amount of public money going the rescue of various financial institutions (except Lehman Brothers LEH). Personally, and for my net worth, I'm disappointed that Lehman (LEH, LEHPQ - $0.30) didn't get...

  Tags: Financial, Lehman Brothers Holdings Inc.

• U.S. Government Worse Than Lehman?

  Seeking Alpha - 2008-09-25

  Microcap Speculator submits: Warning: Wonkish post ahead. Apologies for the lack of posting.  Like the rest of you, my attention has strayed to broader market issues. by Microcap Speculator

  Tags: US Market, Lehman Brothers Holdings Inc.

• Bernanke & Paulson Need to Create a Mortgage Specialist Fund

  Seeking Alpha - 2008-09-25

  Jason Schwarz submits: Mortgage securities have grown into a $14 trillion asset class.  We have painfully learned how dependent our stock market is upon these illiquid debt obligations. Many, including myself, have voiced the solution to temporarily eliminate mark-to-market accounting requirements in order to give these securities time to recover...

  Tags: US Market, Financial, Lehman Brothers Holdings Inc., Merrill Lynch & Co. Inc.

• Lehman CEO Stock Sales

  Seeking Alpha - 2008-09-24

  Hickey and Walters Bespoke submit: With last night's announcement from the FBI that they would start investigating allegations that fraud played a role in the downfall of AIG, FNM, FRE, and LEH, many current and former executives of those firms are probably feeling a little nervous this morning. ...

  Tags: Financial, Lehman Brothers Holdings Inc.

• Picture of the Day: 10 Largest U.S. Bankruptcies

  Seeking Alpha - 2008-09-24

  Prieur du Plessis submits: In an attempt to put the current financial crisis into perspective, Chart of the Day offered the fascinating chart below. click to enlarge by Prieur du Plessis

  Tags: US Market, Lehman Brothers Holdings Inc.

• Nomura Broadens Reach with Purchase of Lehman Assets

  Seeking Alpha - 2008-09-23

  Money Morning submits: By Jennifer Yousfi Nomura Holdings Inc. NMR Monday snapped up bankrupt Lehman Brothers Holdings Inc.’s [LEHMQ.PK] Asia assets, and is close to inking a deal for its European units as well. by Money Morning

  Tags: Lehman Brothers Holdings Inc., Financial

• Zacks Analyst Blog Highlights: Kimberly-Clark Corp., Primedia, Inc., Lehman Brothers Holdings Inc., American International Group, Inc. and Morgan Stanley

  - 2008-09-22

  CHICAGO -- Zacks.com announces the list of stocks featured in the Analyst Blog. Every day the Zacks Equity Research analysts discuss the latest news and events impacting stocks and the financial markets. Stocks recently featured in the blog include: Kimberly-Clark Corp. (NYSE: KMB), Primedia, Inc. (NYSE: PRM), Lehman Brothers Holdings...

  Tags: American International Group Inc., analyst, blog, FINANCE, Investment, Kimberly-Clark Corp., Lehman Brothers Holdings Inc., Morgan Stanley, New York Stock Exchange, newsletter, Primedia Inc., stock

• Ban on Short Selling Could Have Negative Consequences for Options Market

  Seeking Alpha - 2008-09-22

  Mark Longo submits: Whenever the government enacts sweeping reform of the financial markets, it is a good bet that there are going to be unintended consequences. When those reforms are made in an atmosphere of complete and utter panic, there is an even better chance that those unintended consequences will...

  Tags: US Market, Lehman Brothers Holdings Inc., Merrill Lynch & Co. Inc.

• The Wall Street Crisis Reaches Madison Avenue and Hollywood

  Seeking Alpha - 2008-09-18

  Julia Boorstin submits: Wall Street isn't so far from Madison Avenue or Hollywood Blvd. and the upheaval in the financial markets will have aftershocks reaching far into the media industry. It's sure to affect the already-suffering advertising industry as well as the film financing markets. But how bad will...

  Tags: Media, Internet, American International Group Inc., Bank of America Corp., Lehman Brothers Holdings Inc., Merrill Lynch & Co. Inc.

• The Fed Giveth, the Fed Taketh Away

  Seeking Alpha - 2008-09-18

  Tim Price submits: Market commentators are prone to the overuse of terms like “unprecedented”, but this time the word is finally appropriate. No sooner had markets started to adjust for the nationalisation of US mortgage guarantors Fannie Mae FNM and Freddie Mac FRE, when investment bank Lehman Brothers...

  Tags: American International Group Inc., US Market, Bank of America Corp., Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac, Lehman Brothers Holdings Inc., Merrill Lynch & Co. Inc.

• Lehman Failure: Limited Impact on Japanese Banks

  Seeking Alpha - 2008-09-18

  Research Recap submits: Moody’s expects the faliure of Lehman Brothers to have a lesser impact on Japanese financial institutions than their direct subprime exposure has cost them. The exposure of Japanese financial institutions — including banks, insurance companies and brokers – to failed Lehman Bros is well...

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• All That's Wrong with the AIG Bailout

  Seeking Alpha - 2008-09-17

  I am utterly amazed. First Fannie Mae FNM and Freddie Mac FRE. Then Lehman LEH. Now AIG AIG. AIG? Yes, AIG -- the government has taken control of one of the world's largest insurance companies. Someone help me -- my jaw is scraping the floor. My amazement stretches from the...

  Tags: American International Group Inc., Financial, Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac, Lehman Brothers Holdings Inc., Washington Mutual Inc.

• The Perils of Long-Term Investing

  Seeking Alpha - 2008-09-17

  Vahan Janjigian Forbes submits: The following commentary is extracted from a special report sent to subscribers of the Forbes Special Situation Survey.Lehman Brothers LEH was selling for more than $85 per share in early 2007. American International Group AIG was around $70. Both companies were thought to be among...

  Tags: American International Group Inc., US Market, Financial, Lehman Brothers Holdings Inc.

• Alert! British Bank Steals U.S. Broker/I-Bank!

  Seeking Alpha - 2008-09-17

  Rick Biggs submits: An unnamed large institutional holder of Barclays complains about the Lehman deal to Reuters: "Does Barclays not have better things to do with its capital? I don’t think it’s an environment for banking people to be brave." Is the man...

  Tags: Barclays Plc., Financial, Lehman Brothers Holdings Inc.

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